Latest fleet news – Page 516
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MT ArticleDVSA staff to get bodycams to protect them from assault
THe DVSA has announced that officers performing roadside checks and site visits are to wear body-worn cameras.Slightly larger than a credit card and usually worn on the chest, the devices record video and audio in the same way as a personal CCTV unit."We are investing in ‘bodycams’ for all frontline ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL extends Argos home delivery service to Scottish islands
Two-person delivery company ArrowXL is trialling an extension to its established Highland service with Argos which will see customers on the main Scottish islands – including Shetland – able to order large items for home delivery from the online retailer on an available day of their choice at prices matching ...
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MT ArticleCM Show 2020: Diesel Technic celebrates fifth anniversary
In 2020, Diesel Technic UK & Ireland is celebrating its fifth anniversary and since 2015 has been reliably supplying its distribution partners and their workshop customers in Great Britain and Ireland with automotive parts and accessories with the product brands DT Spare Parts and SIEGEL Automotive.The parent company was founded ...
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MT Article"Frightening and irresponsible" - Highway Code changes would transfer legal liability to HGV drivers, RHA claims
The RHA has expressed "serious concerns" over proposed changes to the Highway Code that it said would leave HGV drivers legally liable in the event of a collision.The DfT's three key proposals are that all drivers give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross the road, that cyclists be ...
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MT ArticleTructyre ATS to create 80 jobs at new Gateshead customer centre
Tructyre ATS is creating 80 new jobs at its customer experience centre in Gateshead.The move is part of expansion plans following the firm’s merger with ATS Euromaster in 2018 which has seen it evolve into a new national heavy tyre maintenance and emergency service.Earlier this year, Tructyre ATS created a ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers ramps up drive into fuels sector with Essar oil deal
Suttons Tankers has won a new contract with Essar Oil UK as part of wider plans to expand into the fuels market.The contract sees Suttons Tankers transporting products from the Stanlow Refinery near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire to customers in the Midlands and across the North West.Suttons was taken on ...
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MT ArticleRT Keedwell restructuring provides firm foundation during pandemic
A decision to refocus the business in 2017 has put RT Keedwell Holdings in a stronger position to weather the Covid-19 pandemic, MD Jon White told motortransport.co.uk this week.The Highbridge, Somerset-based based haulage company, which specialises in the construction and infrastructure, general haulage and packaging sectors, operates a fleet of ...
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MT ArticleXPO marks four decades as official transport partner of the Tour de France
Next week sees XPO Logistics begin its 40th annual stint as the official transport partner of the Tour de France.From 29 August a team of 68 XPO drivers will drive 52 trucks across 3,479 kilometres, moving over 420 tons of cargo along the course and covering all 21 stages of ...
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MT ArticleHighways England boss Jim O’Sullivan to leave next year
Highways England chief executive Jim O’Sullivan is to stand down early next year.O’Sullivan, who was appointed in 2015, has led Highways England’s (HE’s) delivery of the government’s roads programme.He has also overseen the controversial smart motorways system which was suspended earlier this year after the Transport Select Committee and the ...
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MT ArticleDitch “fantasy” road allocation policy, RHA tells government
Government plans to reallocate road space is based on a “fantasy” and should be reconsidered, according to the RHA.The association is accusing the government of failing to consider the practical reality and economic consequences of hiving off road space for cyclists and pedestrians, and of using the Covid-19 pandemic to ...
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MT ArticleIndependent garages sought to help tackle Covid-19 MOT and maintenance bottleneck
E-commerce expert epyx is looking to recruit independent garages for its 1link Service Network to help tackle the MOT and maintenance bottleneck created by the Covid-19 pandemic.The 1link Service Network is used by fleets totalling four million cars, vans and trucks to buy and manage service, maintenance and repair (SMR) ...
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MT ArticleYodel renews Scotland delivery deal with Menzies Distribution
Scottish firm Menzies Distribution has renewed its partnership with Yodel which will see it deliver more than 1.7m parcels a year to customers in Scotland.Menzies, which operates a fleet of around 190 vehicles, has been in partnership with Yodel since 2018. Under the extended partnership Yodel receives and sorts parcels ...
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MT ArticleTesco to hire 3,000 drivers as online grocery shopping surge continues
Tesco is looking to hire 3,000 drivers to help meet the growing trend for online food shopping triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.The move is part of a wider recruitment drive to hire 16,000 staff to help with the supermarket giant's online growth plans.Since the pandemic lockdown, Tesco has seen ...
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MT ArticleSixteen Wincanton staff test positive for Covid-19 at firm’s B&Q depot in Swindon
An outbreak of Covid-19 at Wincanton’s B&Q distribution centre in Swindon has seen the number of infected staff rise to a total of 16 today (24 August).The company told motortransport.co.uk that another two staff members have tested positive, adding that all 16 are self-isolating. Wincanton has no plans to close ...
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MT ArticleWelter of e-fulfilment deals helps Clipper Logistics deliver record revenues
Clipper Logistics delivered record revenues of more than £500m last year, boosted by a strong e-fulfilment performance and some “value-enhancing” acquisitions.Unveiling its final results to the year ended 30 April 2020, the group said revenue had increased by 8.8% to £500.7m (2019: £460.2m), whilst pre-tax profit leapt almost 19% to ...
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MT ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Clean Fleet Van Operator of the Year sponsored by Renault Trucks
DPDIn line with is wider urban delivery strategy, parcels firm DPD is building its all-electric fleet in “double-quick” time.By the end of 2020 it plans for more than 600 vehicles – around 10% of its fleet – to be fully electric, up from 147 by the end of 2019.Six electric ...
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MT ArticleSoftware use returns to pre-lockdown levels as hauliers navigate “new normal”, says FleetCheck
Hauliers are looking to use technology to maximise fleet efficiency to a greater degree than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to software specialist FleetCheck which has seen more than 100 new users sign up to its fleet management software and volumes back to pre-coronavirus crisis levels.The Wiltshire-based firm has seen ...
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MT ArticleWincanton ramps up drive into furniture retail sector with Dwell deal
Wincanton has won a three-year e-fulfilment deal to provide home delivery services for furniture retailer Dwell.The move marks the 3PL’s third win in the furniture retail market this year, after landing a three-year e-fufilment deal with Sofa Club in March and a five-year warehousing contract with sofa retailer Loaf.The agreement ...
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MT ArticleMOD promotes Pall-Ex to Silver Employer
Pall-Ex has won the Silver Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for providing training and jobs to former military personnel.The pallet network, which is a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, is the only pallet network to achieve the silver standard and one of only ...
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OTC warns of “worrying” incidents of PI attendees breaking quarantine rules
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) is warning public inquiry (PI) attendees that they must follow the 14-day quarantine rule when arriving back in the UK from a country that is not on the exemption list.The warning follows “several worrying incidents” since the OTC reintroduced physical attendance at PIs, ...